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This collection consists of archives relating to Rosebery.

Rosebery was once part of a vast sand dune system. It provided habitat for a range of fauna and was a good food source for the Gadigal, the local Aboriginal people.

The land that today incorporates the areas of Alexandria, Waterloo, Zetland and Rosebery was originally one large estate granted to former convict and public servant William Hutchinson in 1823. The estate was sold to Daniel Cooper and Solomon Levy in 1825 before Cooper became its sole owner in 1833.

The suburb of Rosebery derives its name from Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery and Prime Minister of England from 1894-95, who visited Sydney in 1883-84. Rosebery was once popular for its racecourse, which opened in 1906.

The Rosebery Estate was planned as a model industrial suburb by John Sulman and developed by Stanton and Sons between 1911 and 1920. The land was purchased for £24,000 in 1912 by the Town Planning Company of Australia, as part of 273 acres of the Waterloo Estate. John Sulman exhibited his design for Rosebery in the Town Planning Association of NSW exhibition in 1913. Most lots were still vacant up to 1924, possibly due to the outbreak of World War I.

Rosebery was one of the first planned suburbs in Sydney. Its detached housing for workers was located close to industrial employment sites. Sulman’s plan also incorporated commercial, recreational and community facilities.

With the decline of secondary industry since the 1970s, young families and urban professionals moved in. Today, the high demand for inner city living has resulted in such developments as the Green Square project, which is transforming the area into a lively residential precinct.

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Streetscape with tram on Botany Road Rosebery, 1960

Tram depot in South Dowling Street Rosebery, 1957

Christmas village concert audience, Turruwul Park Rosebery, 2007

Singer and band at Christmas concert, Turruwul Park Rosebery, 2005

Hotel Rosebery on the corner of Botany Road and Epsom Road Rosebery, 2000

Bus in Harcourt Parade at Dunning Avenue Rosebery, 1971

York Toyota on Morley Avenue Rosebery, circa 1977

Allen's Sweets Pty Ltd on Botany Road Rosebery, circa 1977

Vegetable Oils Pty Ltd on Gardeners Road Rosebery, circa 1977

Paintnpaper on Botany Road Rosebery, circa 1977

Total service station on Epsom Road, Rothschild and Mentmore Avenues Rosebery, circa 1977

Cigarette advertising signage on Botany Road Rosebery, circa 1977-1980

Sand mining operations, Dalmeny Avenue Rosebery, 1958

Motor Registry Head Office building on Rothschild Avenue Rosebery, 1983

Development site on Morley Avenue Rosebery, 1983

Traffic on Botany Road Rosebery, 1988

Tramway Sand Siding Rosebery, 1957

Tram in Botany Road Rosebery, 1954

Rosebery War Memorial, El Alamein Reserve Rosebery, 1954

Streetscape, Epsom Road Rosebery, circa 1940-1949

The City of Sydney's Mobile Library, Rothschild Avenue Rosebery, 1957

Plan

Plan - 821 Botany Road Rosebery, 1956

Plan - 21-29 Morley Avenue Rosebery, 1957

Plan - Proposed factory and office, Cressy Street and Botany Road Rosebery, 1953

Plan - Rosebery Park, 1954

Plan - New building, 2-12 Cressy Street Rosebery, 1956

Plan - Dalmeny Avenue and Ripon Way Rosebery, 1950

Plan - 577-591 Botany Road Rosebery, 1961

Plan - 7 Primrose Avenue Rosebery, 1953

Plan - Sydney Municipal Council Electricity Substation Number 192, Queen Street Rosebery, 1926

Plan - New warehouse and office for Parke Davis & Co, Rosebery, 1930

Plan - Brick cottage, Rosebery Avenue Rosebery, 1934

Plan - Alterations & additions, Electrical Plant Manufacturers Pty Ltd, Botany Road Rosebery, 1940.

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Park - Bannerman Crescent Reserve, Rosebery, 1951-1968

Park - Crete Reserve, Rosebery Avenue, Rosebery, 1962-1968

File - Complaint about lamp in front of premises, 27 Tweedmouth Avenue Rosebery, 1917

Map

City of Sydney Planning Scheme, 1958

City of Sydney - Civic Survey, 1938-1950: Map 19 - Rosebery

City of Sydney - Building Surveyor's Detail Sheets, 1949-1972: Sheet 27 - Rosebery

Books & Journals

Histories of Green Square - edited by Grace Karskens, Melita Rogowsky

Sand mining operations, Dalmeny Avenue Rosebery, 1958 (A-00044663)

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